Posts Tagged "kazan"
Kazan: Street Fashion
KAZAN: A few street fashion portraits from Kazan, the capital of the Tatarstan Republic in Russia.
Albert: Taking on McDonald’s
NIZHNY NOVGOROD: ''I want to squeeze McDonald's market share,'' said Albert, a club owner and soon-to-be restaurant owner from Kazan. He plans to open a Chinese and Mexican restaurant in his home city in October. ''I am all for eating healthy food, but when I don't have time, I buy McDonald's. Slowly, after a few months, I started to realize that McDonald's upsets me.'' ''Then I started to think, what if I start a food business that isn't represented here or barely represented. As I looked into things, I realized that there is no Mexican food and there isn't much Chinese food competition.'' I asked Albert, who has a tattoo of Ben Franklin and Abraham Lincoln on his sides, what is the most difficult part of starting the business. ''Service. It is difficult to teach people.''
Valery & Daughter Polina: Off to US
MOSCOW: On sunny days, it feels like half the city is either on a bike, skateboard of foot scooter. Valery, 51, was riding a scooter, as his daugther Polina walked alongside him. From the town of Kazan on the Volga, they were spending a few days in Moscow before Polina's flight to the US. She landed a summer job at the Hard Rock Cafe in D.C. through 'Work & Travel.' Valery said he has been using the scooter for some time for health reasons. Considering the foot scooter has only recently become so popular, I asked how people react to him riding one. He said it's accepted in Moscow, but in Kazan, people sometimes think he is trying to relive his childhood.
